The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-13
A DIAMOND BETRAYED HIM.
How Burton, the Stage Robber, Wa;
Finally Captured.
From the Kansas city Journal

From the Kansas city Journal
The publications of the adventures o.
Burton, the noted stage robber, in the East
ern papers recalls the history of his capture
Capt. w. L. Richardson, of this city, was tn,
man who captured him.
In speaking of the matter yesterday ht
said:
"One day was in Pueblo, when news came
that the mysterious bandit had robbed g
stage just outside of Alamosa about dusk the
night before, and, after taking between S.
600 and $1,000, boldly rode into the town
ahead of the despoiled coach. Knowing the
nature of the man, l suspected he would
come to Pueblo and l determined to catch
him and catch him alone.
"a singular freak of Burton's was to
wear an immense diamond shirt-stud when
ever he held up coach, and may victims
eyes had been daZzled by this cruel display
while his pockets were being emptied
determined to watch for that diamond
About o'clock p. m. the train from Alamosa
pulled in and among the passengers was a
a well-built man, fairly dressed, with a cap
pulled over his eyes He walked toward
the depot door in manner that attracted
my attention and intercepted him.
(" Ypur name is so and so, said l.
g NO it isn't, was the reply.
eyes it is | returned. He denied it
again and said carelessly:
well, guess you're right
"As | was talking to him | saw the fa-
nous diamond. | was sure that a man who
would rob stage full of miners single-hand-
ed would fight. | covered him and told
him to throw up his hands, He hesitated
a moment. though would have to kill
him, but he finally weakened and confessed.
L.
to Denver. When near Tombstone he re-
ceived permission to go to the closet, and
took advantage of the chance to leap through
the window. The train was stopped, backed
down, rnd Burton was recapured. After
his heavy sentence and while on his way to
the Detroit House of Correction he again
leaped from the train and nearly succeeded
in escaping, but that part Of the story is too
well known to bear repetition.
"The worst adventure j ever had with
this class of robbers, who are now hardly
ever heard from, was in 1888 in Texas, near
Colorado City, and true account of it has
never appeared in print before, believe.
had been appointed to a position in the secret
service and given the task of breaking up
the Donovan gang of stage and mail rob
bers, PH1efe were thirteen members, some
of them of whom had been with Sam Bass.
They we've a deperate lot and committed
many TfYdrders, among which was that of
an inoffepsive traveller and his wife They
hid in. the Talpena Mountains in holes and
caves that were almost impossible to dis
cove, but one day we found seven of them
in blindcdcanon and besieged them had
seven Texas rangers with me and deter
mined to make them come out and fight
After lying before the entrance of the canon
three OF four days they made their appear
ance and opened fire. We were about 400
feet apart and that is point-blank range
with Winchester when a dead shot is
working the pump-handle. One of the
rangers was wounded and another one skulk-
ed, but we made the rifle after an hours
fighting. They surrendered and we found
we had killed two of their party, Elias
COPYRIGHT and man named Dean. Two
of the worst of the gang, j. Walker, the
two Donovans, johnson, and Carter, were
sent up for life. | was shot through the
right shoulder, but kept right on until an
other ball caught me in the arm. Twas laid
up fourteen months from the effect of the
wounds y